TANS Peru Flight 204

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The site where the plane crashed
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A sketched map of Peru showing the approximate location of the crash site.
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A sketched map of Peru showing the approximate location of the crash site.

On 23 August 2005, a Peruvian jetliner, Boeing 737-200 carrying approximately 98 people crashed near Pucallpa, Peru. 41 people were killed, according to news sources. Of the 60 survivors, many are being treated in hospitals. Passengers reported heavy turbulence and flames when the plane crashed. The exact cause of the crash is still unknown, but it is believed that the plane was making an emergency landing during a hailstorm; the plane split in two after landing.

Airline spokesman Jorge Belevan reported 57 survivors, with 31 bodies recovered and 10 people still missing.[1] TANS Peru Flight TJ204 had 92 passengers and six crew members, including 11 American citizens, four Italians, two Brazilians, one Colombian, and one Spaniard. The passenger plane was coming from Lima and went down at 3:06 p.m.

It was the fifth major plane crash of August 2005.

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